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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
May 11th, 2013

Lijian stealth drone prepares for test flight
A newly designed Chinese stealth drone is ready for its first flight test after completing its taxi test last December at an unknown airfield in the southeastern province of Jiangxi, reports Duowei News, an outlet operated by overseas Chinese. Designed jointly by the Hongdu Aviation Industry Group and Shenyang Aviation Corporation, the Lijian ("sharp sword") is China's first stealth drone...

Egypt 'al-Qaeda linked plot on foreign embassy' foiled
Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Western embassy, the country's interior minister says. Mohammed Ibrahim did not specify which embassy had been targeted, but said a quantity of chemicals had been found. Mr Ibrahim gave the names of three men and said they were planning attacks in both Cairo and Alexandria.

Deadly blasts hit Turkey border town of Reyhanli
At least 18 people have been killed and more than 22 wounded in car bomb attacks in a Turkish town close to the Syrian border, the interior minister has said. The blasts were reported at the town hall and post office in the town of Reyhanli, in Hatay province. Thousands of refugees have fled Syria across the Reyhanli border.

W.H. Marks Mother's Day By Celebrating Free Birth Control
The White House is marking Mother's Day, which is this Sunday, by celebrating free birth control provided by Obamacare. The White House made the declaration in a tweet today from their official Twitter account.

Kremlin confirms Netanyahu to meet Putin in Russia
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia, likely next week, amid concerns that Russia could deliver advanced air defense missiles to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Kremlin confirmed on Saturday, according to AFP. According to a diplomatic source, Netanyahu will meet Putin at his residence in Sochi on the Black Sea coast.

Pakistan votes in landmark election
The vote marks Pakistan's first transition from one civilian government to another in its 66-year history. However election violence has claimed a number of lives. In the worst attack, 11 people were killed in a bombing on a political office in Karachi.

Hagel: Despite shrinking Mideast footprint, US can stop Iran
NEW YORK – The United States will still be able to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon despite a shrinking US military footprint in the region and looming defense budget cuts, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel asserted in a talk in Washington.

Tea Party Rejects IRS Apology, Republicans Vow Investigation
Conservative groups have rejected an Internal Revenue Service apology for unjustifiably scrutinizing tax-exempt conservative groups during the 2012 election cycle. The IRS apology has seemingly validated conservatives' fears of politically motivated regulation.

2 Reasons The American Energy Boom Is Totally Overrated
The fossil fuel industry is booming, and has a lot more room to run, thanks to incredible technological progress in oil and gas production from shale rock. In theory, this should create jobs, lower energy costs, and bring manufacturing capacity back to the U.S. By some accounts, the economy is cleaning up on this. But analysts now say that while there are real gains to be had, we should be a bit more realistic about their extent.

Syria peace conference already hitting snags: Russia
Russia said on Saturday there was disagreement over who should represent the opposition in a Syrian peace process, only days after Moscow and Washington announced a joint effort to bring government and rebels to an international conference.

U.S. Posts $113 Billion Surplus in April
The United States government reported a rare surplus of $113 billion for April, the largest in five years and a sign of the nation’s improving finances. Steady economic growth and higher tax rates have increased tax revenue in recent months, keeping this year’s annual budget deficit on pace to be the smallest since 2008.

Palestinian-Syrian group says forming units to fight for the Golan
A militant Palestinian group in Damascus said it is forming combat units to try to recapture Israeli-occupied territory, in particular the Golan Heights, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah that they would support such operations.

3 suspected cases of SARS-like virus in France
French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had close contact in the hospital with France's only confirmed case.

Strong earthquakes hit Iran, Oman
An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, following a quake in the Gulf nation of Oman near the northern city of Al Khasab with a 6.3 magnitude.

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